A Sikh teenager has been sent back from her school for wearing a Kara (steel bracelet), one of the religious symbols which reminds a Sikh of his or her bondage to the Guru. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Observing that keeping hair unshorn is an essential component of the Sikh faith, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today upheld denial of admission to some students to a medical college on grounds of having plucked eyebrows or trimmed beard. picked by suebe 6 months ago

The National Rifle Association is asking the Supreme Court to strike down strict gun control laws in the Chicago area, setting the stage for another high court battle over Second Amendment protections for gun owners.

The NRA wants the court to rule that last year's gun rights decision invalidating a handgun ban in the District of Columbia applies as well to local and state laws. picked by bingo 6 months ago

Teachers banned a nine-year-old schoolboy from attending his class Christmas party - because of his lack of religious beliefs. Sobbing Douglas Stewart was forced to stay at home while his friends got presents from Santa and tucked into ice cream and jelly. His parents were told he wasn't welcome at the celebration because they had pulled him out of religious eduction earlier in the year. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A girl has been banned from playing tennis by her local club because she grunts too loudly. Lauryn Edwards, 9, was told at the weekend that she could no longer play her favourite sport after a complaint by an opposition player. VIDEO included. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Get out there and read them! "Everything useful I learned, I learned from banned books"

You'd be surprised what books are banned, and for what reasons. All books should be read, thought about, and appreciated, even if we don't agree with what they say or the stance of the author. picked by bcgrote 2 months ago

A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered MGA Entertainment Inc to stop selling its popular Bratz dolls and banned it from using the Bratz name, finding that "hundreds" of Bratz products infringe on copyrights owned by rival toymaker Mattel Inc. picked by punthe 12 months ago

All 26 members of the cast brought charges against Quaid, reported the Post, maintaining that he "physically and verbally abused his fellow performers and that his oddball behavior forced the show to close."

I guess some actors get banned for life, but I've never heard of a star being banned. It must have been really bad for this decision to be made. Wow. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

Estelle Manorek, 90, attended a day of classes at West Caldwell High School in West Caldwell, NJ. Manorek "grew up the child of Polish immigrants in Jersey City during the Depression" and never attended high school because she went to work at age 14 after her brother contracted polio. picked by suebe 9 months ago

A high school cheerleading squad is getting flak after parading religious banners at football games.

The Lakeview-Fort Oglethrope High School cheerleaders, of Georgia, have tried everything to get their team to win, including displaying football banners with such biblical verse as “commit to the lord” and “take charge of it, picked by suebe 2 months ago

A Swedish woman has been banned from smoking in her garden in a trial headed by the Environmental Court in Vaxjo. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The opening shots in a £34,000 (previously £15,000) employment battle between a pink-haired salon owner and a headscarf-wearing Muslim stylist were fired yesterday with an accusation of "blatant" religious discrimination. Update on this post. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

I guess we're starting FAF a few hours early... This link delves into the subject of the un-PC world of animation. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

A deaf teenager has won a landmark discrimination case after she was humiliated on sports day because she could not hear announcements telling her to stop running. picked by mattgup 11 months ago

"I knew when we banned a 3-year-old Snow White, we were in trouble," said one school official. "Common sense finally prevailed." (around half-time) picked by tigertony 1 year ago

Does anyone really believe universal, publicly funded preschool will help improve high school test scores? Yet this is what the South Dakota Department of Education seems to be touting. Perhaps it is time to evaluate what is happening in our high schools instead of funding two or more years of public management of preschool-age children with the outside hope that their test scores and social lives... read full post picked by GKar975 3 years ago

A 49-year-old woman banned from smoking in her own garden has appealed the decision to the Environmental High Court. Update on this story. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Martin has offered to pay for an off-campus production of his play, which the school board banned because parents objected to what they called adult content. picked by arsphidius 9 months ago

Is a Nazi slogan still a Nazi slogan if it is uttered in English instead of German? Not necessarily -- at least according to Germany's Federal Court of Justice.

Using Nazi symbols and slogans is a punishable crime in Germany. But now neo-Nazis may have more leeway after a federal German court ruled that slogans are not illegal if they are translated into another language. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

A headteacher has come under fire from parents and pupils after banning two 16-year-olds from school for being 'too blonde'.

I understand that schools have rules but c'mon picked by DoggyLives 10 months ago